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Physical activity is my second highest priority.

~250 miles/15000ft climbing. We did another bike tour in early March: SF to SLO via Big Sur on Highway 1 (mostly). The view was spectacular, even though the weather was not what I imagined California to be like. Day 1: SF to Pigeon Point (56.9 miles/3247ft) Day 2: Pigeon Point to Monterey (81.8 miles/3567ft) Day…Read more →

Day 1 (from Anacortes to near Clinton): ~65 miles/4436ft climbing. Day 2 (from Mukilteo to Seattle): ~26.9 miles/1001ft climbing. We decided to bike back to Seattle from Friday Harbor (ferry + bike). It’s best to put bikes at the rear side of ferries as it’s more pleasant to ride on streets near docks after all…Read more →

I was in Friday Harbor for a month again this February. We took our touring bikes there – we took a train from Seattle King Street Station to Mt. Vernon and biked to Anacortes: Last year, we biked here when the tulips were out. No tulip around this time of the year but I still…Read more →

~60 miles/2300ft climb (Day 5 for our 5 day trip from Seattle to Portland via Yakima). Day 5 was easier than the first three days too, especially because we skipped a big hill near Latourell, OR due to construction. Bridge of the Gods: I think I saw this bridge in the movie Wild. I didn’t…Read more →

~57 miles/2600ft climb (Day 4 for our 5 day trip from Seattle to Portland via Yakima) Day 4 was shorter and easier than the first three days: Bike signals: We had a few choices for the route. We took the WA route but we could have crossed to the Oregon side and ride on bike…Read more →

~82 miles/3300ft (Day 3 of our 5 day trip from Seattle to Portland via Yakima.) I thought the first two days were hard enough but at the end of Day 2, Mako and I both guessed that Day 3 might be the hardest for a few reasons. Bring enough water and food: I think Day…Read more →

~92 miles/751ft (Day 2 of our 5 day trip from Seattle to Portland via Yakima). (Very few photos from Day 2 as we didn’t have much time to stop.) We initially planned to stay at the last primitive camping site on Iron Horse Trail before Easton but I was too slow on Day 1, so…Read more →

~968 miles/22312.9 ft (+ ?350 miles on my fixie/mostly flat) I built a new touring bike this year to replace my old road bike that got stolen out of the bike cage in our old apartment building (note: Padlocks are not secure! A bolt cutter can cut right through it). I built a fixie many…Read more →

~70 miles/4700ft (Day 1 of the 5 day trip from Seattle to Portland via Yakima.) I was too excited about our adventure and got only about three hours of sleep the night before! We got up around 6AM and headed to Mercer Island for breakfast with Mako’s parents. On the way over, we were passed…Read more →

~350 miles/18000 ft climb. The title of this blog “Right Lane Ends” is based on my experience from a 5-day trip around western/central Washington this summer (mid September). Mako and I biked ~350 miles with ~18000 ft climbing during this trip. We noticed that an extra lane (right lane) is added whenever a road becomes…Read more →